Progressive O&P Helps Ukrainian Soldiers Walk Again
Dan, Sal, and the team at Progressive O&P recently joined the Kind Deeds organization to fit injured Ukrainian soldiers with prosthetics and help rehabilitate them to walk again. CBS News New York covered the story. Watch the full story ...
Picturing a New Life
NEW ROCHELLE, New York, March 9, 2020 – Michael P. sits in his kitchen holding an old photograph of two men in suits, one with his arm amiably around the other, smiling into the camera. The other man wears a forced smile, clearly in...
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Synergies for Successful Prosthetics
Progressive Orthotics & Prosthetics own Sal Martella, CPO recently co-authored an article in Rehab Management with Robert Aranbayev, DPT of New York Dynamic Neuromuscular Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy on the model that they use to ...
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One-Legged Warrior
Long Island, New York, October 22, 2019 – Navy Submarine Veteran Rich D. cracks another one-legged man joke as he shows off his patriotic prosthesis donning an American flag and bald eagle. Having lost his leg to diabetes one year a...
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Weathering the Storm: How One O&P Partnership has Flourished
The partnership strategies and practices of Progressive O&P’s co-owners, Sal Martella and Dan Bastian were recently featured in The O&P Edge magazine. In the article, Dan and Sal share the tips they’ve learned from their incredibly succe...
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Big Legs and Big Goals
QUEENS, New York, June 7, 2019 – Makeva B. sits comfortably in her bedroom, but her thoughts are miles away on a beach in the Bahamas. She’s planning a cruise with her best friend, three children, and her niece. It will be Makeva’s ...
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RIGHT INGREDIENTS TO RISE
LINDENHURST, New York, May 22, 2019 – Robert “Bob” M. waits for another loaf of bread to rise in his home kitchen in Lindenhurst. He thoughtfully chose every ingredient that went into baking it, lovingly kneaded the dough and can s...
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The Unstoppable Alyssa – A Conversation with the Mom of a Toddler with Limb Loss
For anyone who follows Progressive O&P on social media you have likely seen us post about 3-year old Alyssa on a regular basis. Maybe you saw her climb a giant set of stairs at the Bronx Zoo on our Facebook Page or dancing in the Progres...
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Profile: Physical Therapist Danielle DelGrosso and Her Uncle Joe, a Progressive O&P Patient
When Joe S. came to Progressive, his goal was to be able to walk into an engagement party for his niece unassisted; it had only been two months since his lower leg amputation. The team at Progressive O&P had the opportunity to help Joe rea...
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Tony Walker – Mystery of the Missing Leg
My guess is almost all amputees have had some embarrassing moments involving their prosthetic. I can’t be the only one! Falling down, an innocent child staring at it, stepping someone’s foot without realizing it…. all of those have h...
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